Nepal gave a warm welcome to Tata's small car
Nano, as the company registered bookings for 352 cars in
just 10 days of its launch in Kathmandu.
It is the
only market abroad for Tata Nano, after Sri Lanka.
Nano standard, which costs NRs 7.98 lakh (or INR 5 lakh), is the cheapest car so far offered to Nepalese customers.
MUST SEE: Small car war hots up as Toyota launches Etios Liva However, only 45 per cent of the customers in the country favoured the standard variant, while 55 per cent favoured Tata LX (higher cost with more facilities) and Nano CX (moderately high cost), according to Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd, the authorised distributor of Tata Nano in Nepal.
Tata Motors starts 'exporting' Nano Of these, 35 per cent booked the higher priced Tata LX, while 20 per cent booked moderately priced Tata CX.
Sipradi Trading offered Tata Nano at the introductory pricde of Rs 7.98 lakh for the first ten days since its booking started on June 26. Those wishing to book the car need to deposit Rs 10,000 and pay Rs 11,111 in monthly installments for the 'world's cheapest car'.
Tata plans standalone outlets for Nano Some 8,000 queries have been made within two weeks by the customers, according to Sipradi.
Delivery of the booked units will be completed by July, Sipradi added.
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